Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs. (continued) H. J. Res. 48: Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011. A resolution making further continuing appropriations for FY 2011 (through April 8, 2011), and for other purposes. All provisions related to spending levels & funding periods for affordable housing programs, with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of tenant-based Section 8, project-based Section 8 contracts, Section 202 and 811 project rental assistance contracts, and rural rental assistance contracts.
H.R.1363: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011. A resolution making further continuing appropriations for FY 2011 (through April 15, 2011), and for other purposes; Section 303 and all provisions related to spending levels & funding periods for affordable housing programs, with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of tenant-based Section 8, project-based Section 8 contracts, Section 202 and 811 project rental assistance contracts, and rural rental assistance contracts.
H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes; All provisions in Division B Title I Sections 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1118 and 1119 which fund all government programs (including affordable multifamily housing programs) at FY 2010 levels with a recision across the board of 0.2 percent, unless otherwise specified, and in the manner established for 2010; All provisions in Division B Title II Agriculture and Rural Development programs-all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs in Sections 1241, 1243, 1244, 1247, and 1248 with particular emphasis on full funding of rural rental assistance contracts; and Division B Title XII Transportation and Housing and Urban Development-all funding & administrative provisions related to affordable multifamily housing programs in Sections 2235, 2240, 2242, 2244, 2246, 2247, 2249, 2250, 2252, 2256 & 2257 with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of tenant-based Section 8, project-based Section 8, Section 202 and 811 project rental assistance, and rural rental assistance contracts.
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012; all provisions relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Housing Service (RHS) funding and administration of affordable multifamily housing and rental assistance programs and Treasury-Internal Revenue Service proposals related to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and bond-financed multifamily housing programs.
H. Con. Res. 34: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 (FY 2012 Budget Resolution). The resolution contains the budgetary reduction strategy set forth in House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryans (R-WI) Path to Prosperity FY 2012 budget proposal; all provisions which affect affordable multifamily housing programs in Title I Section 101 Recommended Levels and Amounts, Section 102 Major Functional Catagories (13) Income Security (600), and Title IV Section 401 Discretionary Spending Limits and Section 402 Limitation on Advanced Appropriations with particular emphasis on full funding of 12 month terms of tenant-based & project-based Section 8 contracts, Section 202 & 811 project rental assistance contracts, and rural rental assistance contracts in the Income Security and discretionary spending limits budget authority catagories.
H.R. 2112: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. A bill providing USDA, FDA and other agencies with appropriations for FY 2012; Title III Rural Development programs, all funding and administrative provisions related to affordable rural housing programs.
H.R. 201: Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2011. The legislation would amend Section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to close a loophole that allows Project-Based Section 8 properties to lower rents for families who are repaying the government when welfare fraud has been detected; all provisions.
H.R. 762: Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2011. A bill to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty by revitalizing distressed housing, to reform public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one for one replacement and tenant protections, to provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve public housing units, and to create a pilot program to train public housing residents to provide home-based health services; all provisions of Title I, Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. S. 624: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011. To authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities by revitalizing severely distressed housing and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, educational opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs; all provisions.
H.R. 1226: GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011. The bill would repeal the affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; all provisions.
Discussion draft legislation from Rep. Ed Royce that would eliminate the National Housing Trust Fund; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period].
S. 693: GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act. The legislation would terminate the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within 2 years of enactment of the legislation; all provisions of Section 4 Limitations on Enterprise Authority related to mandatory housing activities and the National Housing Trust Fund.
H.R. 1209: The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2011: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; all provisions. Requested amendment [to HR 1209] to allow HUD to Better Serve Persons with Limited Proficiency in the English Language by Providing Technical Assistance to Recipients of Federal Funds (owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds) [not included].
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR4878N02], Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons, Jan. 22, 2007; all provisions. (Owners of HUD-subsidized properties are recipents of federal funds.)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5480N49], Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment, June 14, 2011; all provisions.
Discussion Draft Legislation from Rep. Judy Biggert -Section 8 Savings Act Act of 2011: A bill to reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period.]
H.R. 1977: FHA Reform Act of 2011. The legislation enhances FHAs authority to crack down on lenders engaged in fraud or misrepresentation or failing to comply with FHA guidelines for originating or underwriting loans; all provisions of Section 13 increasing the maximum mortgage limits for multifamily housing.
Discussion Draft Legislation from Rep. Judy Biggert -FHA and Rural Regulatory Improvement Act. The bill would increase the FHA mortgage capital ratios and down payments and move RHS to HUD; Sections 2, 3, 5, 13, and 14 with particular emphasis on all provisions related to multifamily mortgage programs and rural housing programs.
Draft Legislation from Rep. Barney Frank to Authorize Ginnie Mae to Securitize FHA Risk-Sharing Program Mortgages; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period].
Draft Legislation from Rep. Barney Frank to preserve properties by allowing owners with units occupied by tenants eligible for or receiving enhanced Section 8 vouchers to convert the enhaced vouchers to project-based assistance or to select project based assistance in lieu of enhanced vouchers; all provisions [not introduced during reporting period].
Draft Legislation from Rep. Barney Frank to allow enhanced vouchers for assisted multifamily projects at mortgage maturity [not introduced during reporting period].
Draft Legislation from HUD- Section 202 Reform Act of 2010: A bill to transform the Section 202 elderly housing program; all provisions [not introduced during the reporting period]. Draft Legislation from HUD-Section 811 Reform Act of 2010:A bill to transform the Section 811 housing program for the disabled; all provisions [not introduced during the reporting period].
S. 317: Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2011. A bill to allow for use of existing Section 8 housing funds, so as to preserve and revitalize affordable housing options for low-income individuals.; all provisions.
H.R. 559: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional year for the extension of the placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rules applicable to the GO Zone; all provisions.
S. 30: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to provide an additional year for the extension of the placed in service date for the low-income housing credit rules applicable to the GO Zone; all provisions.
Advocated for Congress to continue funding & support for the Department of Housing & Urban Development's HOME program.
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, "The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform," December 2010; all provisions related to tax reform / expenditures which would affect the Low Income Housing Tax Credit & all provisions which would affect discretionary spending for federal affordable housing programs.
All policies, funding and administrative issues related to managment and preservation of affordable multifamily housing subject to HUD, USDA-RHS and Treasury-IRS regulations.
Advocated for Congress to pass and the Department of Treasury to support a single student rule for the Department of Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's affordable housing programs to reduce conflicts between the programs in mixed-subsidy properties.
Policies related to the HUD Office of Affordable Housing Preservation's Surplus Cash Analyses on Mark-to-Market properties regarding the proper use of the reserve for replacement account & criteria to earn the incentive performance fee.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "Annual Contributions Contracts, Project-based Section 8 Contract Administration," February 25, 2011; all provisions.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "PBCA Working Group Transition Handbook-Draft," January 2011; all provisions.
U.S. Department of Treasury and Department of Housing and Urban Development's "Reforming America's Housing Finance System A Report to Congress," February 2011; all provisions related to financing for affordable multifamily housing.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Notice H 11-01 "Notice Requiring Owners with Project-Based Section 8 Rental Assistance Contracts or Section 202 or 811 Project Rental Assistance Contracts to Obtain Dun and Bradstreet Numbering System (DUNS) Numbers and to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)," January 5, 2011.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "Draft Changes to the Section 8 Renewal Guide," July 2010; all provisions.
Advocated for a repeal of HUD's policy prohibiting owners of HUD-assisted mixed subsidy properties from using project expenses to pay for Low Income Housing Tax Credit compliance fees mandated by state agencies.
HUD Multifamily Housing Memorandum "Tax Credit Compliance Fees and Annual Budget-Based Section 8 Rent Increase Requests" (May 31, 2011)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5506-N-01], Reducing Regulatory Burden: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563, March 2, 2011; all provisions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5413N01], Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program-Demonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas for Fiscal Year 2011, May 18, 2010; all provisions.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5466N01], Request for Comments on Trend Factor Methodology Used in the Calculation of Fair Market Rents, March 9, 2011; all provisions.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5413N02], Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramDemonstration Project of Small Area Fair Market Rents in Certain Metropolitan Areas, Discussion of Comments, and Request for Participation, April 20, 2011; all provisions.
All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Real Estate Assesment Center scoring and procedures for HUD-assisted and/or FHA insured properties.
All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development 2530 previous participation certification policies and submission procedures.
All policies related the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Management and Occupancy Review for owners and management agents.
Advocated for HUD to revise its policies and handbooks regarding the use of residual receipts.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development draft notice updating Department policies and best practices on bed bugs [not published in the reporting period].
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development draft notice clarifying tenants' rights to organize in Section 8 properties [not published in the reporting period].
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR5298N02] "Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Tenant Data Collection: Responses To Advance Solicitation of Comment on Data Collection Methodology," March 3, 2010; all provisions.
HUD LIHTC Tenant Data Collection Form Revised May 2010 - OMB Approval No. 2528-0165; all provisions.
Advocated for policies to promote long-term sustainablity and financial solvency of Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties, especially related to the need for utility and operating cost relief.
Requested clarification from U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and IRS officials regarding application of income and rent limits for properties financed with low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) or tax-exempt bonds (TEBs), pursuant to the "hold harmless" provisions within the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Register Notice "Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive Order 13563," April 20, 2011; all provisions.
Advocated for policies to address ongoing occupancy issues, including prolonged vacancies, in properties that participate in USDA Rural Multifamily Housing programs.